Freak's 120 gallon Uaru and crew

[Freakgecko91]

So I forgot to update this. The tank is back to being fully stocked in lemons! My gf's anniversary present to me was giving me $100 and driving me to a fish store lol I think she's a keeper

If only I could get her to let me put a tank in our bedroom. I'm thinking a 40 breeder or something similar. She really wants Cardinal tetras, so I think this would be my high light planted and go for a decent tank. I would need a cool apisto species and would rely on Gillie to send those my way lol


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[Brookster123]

Well after a couple years on here and a little experience with "keepers".... with the utmost confidence and pride.. you've got yourself one! I don't even have a tv in the bedroom anymore haha. Last night was spent figuring out the best place to put another 30l in the cave.. good problem to have. Make your basement your castle sir!

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[Gillie]

So I forgot to update this. The tank is back to being fully stocked in lemons! My gf's anniversary present to me was giving me $100 and driving me to a fish store lol I think she's a keeper

If only I could get her to let me put a tank in our bedroom. I'm thinking a 40 breeder or something similar. She really wants Cardinal tetras, so I think this would be my high light planted and go for a decent tank. I would need a cool apisto species and would rely on Gillie to send those my way lol


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I am working on it now, how do A. cf. luelingi sound? They're both cool and ultra rare.

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[Freakgecko91]

You read my mind lol still working on getting her to say yes haha


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[Tbox]

Haha, great stuff! From afar, her present to you means she's in.
A Keeper indeed!
Nice bedroom tank idea with her fish choice!

 

[Freakgecko91]

Just bought a 40b to upgrade the tanganyikan tabj


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[keegster803]

Just bought a 40b to upgrade the tanganyikan tabj


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Congrats! Are you gonna add more fish into the 40? Or are you just moving the current stock over?


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[Freakgecko91]

Moving the stock from my 20l into the 40b

I want to add some more multis, I'm down to one female unfortunately

So the stand that I have my 20l is where I'm gonna put the 40b but it's a lot more weight and I'm nervous. The stand seems solid, but wasn't built as a tank stand. What do you all think? Mind you that this tank will have 50lbs of sand, as well as 50-75lbs of holey Rock in it (one piece alone is 36lbs)


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[Brookster123]

What kind of stand is it? That will be close to 500lbs man..I just bought one of those steel racks at home depot,$70, can hold 4-40b, ain't pretty, ain't ugly but I'm out of flat space so I'm stacking.

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[Freakgecko91]

It's like a butchers block kind of stand

It holds the 20l easily, doesn't budge, but this is double the weight
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[Freakgecko91]

Thought I attached a pic lol oops


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[Brookster123]

I wouldn't man, maybe if you screw a piece of plywood on the back as a rack brace?

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[PoppaRyno]

Good choice with the 40b. I was waiting to tell ya this but i might have another mega surprise for ya. If you would like another lily that is.... My all purple lily is splitting into 3, with rhizome shoot offs. Theres only a few hundred of these out there. As it was only created over the last few years. Its barely available, very rare (your cup of tea), and trademarked/copyrighted. I can give it away. But i can not sell it.... It became recognized and celebrated early last year. If your interested, they should be good to go by spring.

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[Freakgecko91]

Good choice with the 40b. I was waiting to tell ya this but i might have another mega surprise for ya. If you would like another lily that is.... My all purple lily is splitting into 3, with rhizome shoot offs. Theres only a few hundred of these out there. As it was only created over the last few years. Its barely available, very rare (your cup of tea), and trademarked/copyrighted. I can give it away. But i can not sell it.... It became recognized and celebrated early last year. If your interested, they should be good to go by spring.

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That'd be awesome! Gonna move the other over to the big tank soon I think, debating on putting the rhimozome into a pot first and making a small cage to keep the uaru away. I don't trust them at all lol


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[PoppaRyno]

How is the other one doing? Lots of leaves i hope.

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[Freakgecko91]

I wouldn't man, maybe if you screw a piece of plywood on the back as a rack brace?

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It does have 6 points of support though, which is nice. I shoulda asked about stands while I was at Petco...and I really don't feel like driving back into DC right now lol my gf is gonna yell at me for buying another tank lol I threw out 4 tanks when I moved, so whatever haha


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[mikem691]

I would not sleep with a 40 b on that with out reinforcing it.

 

[Brookster123]

It's the wobble factor that would concern me. Remember when I cracked the 40b :/ I thought it was "ok" too.

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[Freakgecko91]

It's the wobble factor that would concern me. Remember when I cracked the 40b :/ I thought it was "ok" too.

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The stand doesn't even budge with the 20l on it

But I hear ya for sure

I called a fish store up near Baltimore that has the better selection in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) area and they had one, but it was $110, which is more than I spent on the tank and glass lids combined....ughhhhhh I don't know what to do


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[Gillie]

The stand doesn't even budge with the 20l on it

But I hear ya for sure

I called a fish store up near Baltimore that has the better selection in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) area and they had one, but it was $110, which is more than I spent on the tank and glass lids combined....ughhhhhh I don't know what to do


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I know a guy, but since you're There and not here, might I suggest Home Depot?

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